Exchange Rate Getter

This project is about calculation of different exchange rates between certain dates the user selects. It supports 30 different currencies.

The API used to grab data is: https://exchangeratesapi.io/

There are 2 versions of the project, one with basic CSS, and one with MaterialUI implementation

• branch master-basic contains the CSS based form.

• branch master (the branch you are currently viewing) contains the Material UI implementation form.

Setup:

1. In order to make the project run, you need to have node.js installed:

   • Windows users:

     • please download from here, and perform the installation.

   • Linux users:

     • please follow these instructions.

   • MacOS users:

     • please download from here, and perform the installation.

2. Install node modules for front-end:
   • Change directory to <path_to_repo>/exchange-rate-getter_react.js and run npm install in the terminal. This command will install all the packages featured in package.json file under dependencies and devDependencies properties.

How to run

• Open one terminal, change directory to <location_of_repo>/exchange-rate-getter_react.js, and run the following command:

      npm start
  

  • It will open a new browser window with the http://localhost:3000/ URL. if this does not happen, please access it by yourself.

Creator

• Sebastian Pacurar